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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Carlos Lee hit a two-run homer, rookie Hunter Pence added a tiebreaking solo shot, and Roy Oswalt made his first relief appearance in more than a year, helping the Houston Astros edge the Washington Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night.
Brad Lidge, newly reinstalled as Houston's closer, pitched the ninth inning for his first save since Sept. 28, 2006, and the Astros ended a seven-game road losing slide.
All but one of the game's runs came on homers, with Washington's Ronnie Belliard connecting off Chris Sampson (7-6) in the first inning and Ryan Zimmerman doing the same in the fourth.
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